Growing Healthy Kids Campaign

Celebrate Your Garden, Inspire Your Community

We want to celebrate our collaborative work growing the next generation of healthy eaters! Garden Grant recipients, we're inviting you to showcase the incredible impact of your school garden programs by displaying your Whole Foods Market Foundation banner and sharing your story with

Why Participate?

Celebrate Impact: Highlight the amazing work you're doing to create edible education spaces where students learn, grow, and develop healthier relationships with food.

Inspire Others: Motivate other schools and communities to start their own garden programs by showing what's possible when kids connect with where their food comes from.

Build Community: Join a nationwide network of Garden Grant recipients who are transforming children's nutrition through hands-on learning.

Win Additional Support: Enter for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card to purchase additional garden tools and supplies!

How to Participate

Step 1

Display Your Banner

Hang your Whole Foods Market Foundation banner in a high-traffic area at your school—think main entrance, cafeteria, or parent pick-up zone. Make it visible and proud!

Step 2

Capture the Moment

Take Photos that Feature

  • Required: Your Whole Foods Market Foundation banner (clearly visible)

  • Optional: Your garden beds, plants, harvest, or students engaged in garden activities

  • Bonus: Student testimonials about what the garden means to them (without identifying information)

Step 3

Share Your Story

Post your photos to Instagram from a public account OR submit them via our website form below.

On Social Media please:

  • Tag: @wholefoodsfoundation

  • Hashtags: #GrowingHealthyKids and #WholeFoodsFoundation_Sweepstakes

  • Caption describing your garden's impact on students and your community

How to Participate

Step 1

Display Your Banner

Hang your Whole Foods Market Foundation banner in a high-traffic area at your school—think main entrance, cafeteria, or parent pick-up zone. Make it visible and proud!

Step 2

Capture the Moment

Take Photos that clearly feature your Whole Foods Market Foundation banner displayed at your school, as well as your garden beds, plants, harvest,

Step 3

Share Your Story

Take Photos that clearly feature your Whole Foods Market Foundation banner displayed at your school, as well as your garden beds, plants, harvest,